Ben has spoken on and contributed his subject matter expertise in a number of professional and academic settings, as well as before international governing bodies, including the United Nations and the Council of Europe. To inquire further about his availability, please get in touch!
Panels & Plenaries
(TBC) Invited Panelist, 2025 Balkan Disinformation Summit, Pristina, Kosovo
"2024, Year of All Elections: Did Democracy Survive?" 19th Meeting of the UN Internet Governance Forum, 15-19 December 2024, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
"AI Tools: What Law Enforcement Needs to Watch." 2nd Council of Europe Conference on Drug Control Networks, 19-21 November 2024, Strasbourg, France
"Election Year: A Live Stress Test for Democracy Against FIMI." EU DisinfoLab 2024 Annual Conference, 9-10 October 2024, Riga, Latvia
"Generative AI: Drug Market-Related Risks and Law Enforcement Opportunities." Inaugural Council of Europe Conference on Drug Control Networks, 6-8 December 2023, Strasbourg, France
"Virtual Reality Platforms: A Hotbed for Trafficking." 9th Meeting of the Council of Europe Expert Group on Drugs Online, 13-14 April 2022, Strasbourg, France
"2024, Year of All Elections: Did Democracy Survive?" 19th Meeting of the UN Internet Governance Forum, 15-19 December 2024, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
"AI Tools: What Law Enforcement Needs to Watch." 2nd Council of Europe Conference on Drug Control Networks, 19-21 November 2024, Strasbourg, France
"Election Year: A Live Stress Test for Democracy Against FIMI." EU DisinfoLab 2024 Annual Conference, 9-10 October 2024, Riga, Latvia
"Generative AI: Drug Market-Related Risks and Law Enforcement Opportunities." Inaugural Council of Europe Conference on Drug Control Networks, 6-8 December 2023, Strasbourg, France
"Virtual Reality Platforms: A Hotbed for Trafficking." 9th Meeting of the Council of Europe Expert Group on Drugs Online, 13-14 April 2022, Strasbourg, France
Guest Lectures & Expertise
"Digital Defense: Navigating Disinformation in Election Season." Department of Political Science, Sonoma State University. Hosted by Prof. Dr. David McCuan, 23 October 2024, Rohnert Park, Ca.
"A 100% Untitled Overview of Some Quantitative Research Methods." Maxwell School of Citizenship, Syracuse University. Hosted by Prof. Nina Jankowicz, 27 June 2024, Washington, D.C.
"A 100% Untitled Overview of Some Quantitative Research Methods." Maxwell School of Citizenship, Syracuse University. Hosted by Prof. Nina Jankowicz, 27 June 2024, Washington, D.C.
Program Committee Member, 14th ACM International Conference on Multimedia Retrieval (ICMR’24), 10-14 June 2024, Phuket, Thailand
"Disinformation: A National Security Issue." Department of Justice, Law & Criminology, American University. Hosted by Prof. Ayan Islam, 18 April 2024, Washington, D.C.
Delegate, NATO Youth Summit, 5 June 2023, Washington, D.C.
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Inaugural Council of Europe Conference on Drug Control Networks, 8 December 2023 in Strasbourg, France